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as in rally
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person
disgruntled students organized a demonstration to protest the change in university policy
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as in display
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
staged a grand demonstration of her love for her husband with a candlelight-and-champagne Valentine's Day dinner
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Recent Examples of demonstration
Expect hands-on musical demonstrations and a Q&A session too.
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Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The event will be hosted by Caitlin and Tom Moriarty at Moriarty Meats, who will be providing regional specialty sandwiches—boeuf on weck—to fuel us through an evening of live butchery demonstration, an author Q&A, and book signing.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Kenya, the demonstrations hampered government efforts to raise taxes, which Nairobi argues is necessary to fight its mounting debt crisis.
—Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The legal sands shifted in the weeks and months after they were formally charged and days of demonstrations protesting his death faded out.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The event will be hosted by Caitlin and Tom Moriarty at Moriarty Meats, who will be providing regional specialty sandwiches—boeuf on weck—to fuel us through an evening of live butchery demonstration, an author Q&A, and book signing.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In Kenya, the demonstrations hampered government efforts to raise taxes, which Nairobi argues is necessary to fight its mounting debt crisis.
—Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The legal sands shifted in the weeks and months after they were formally charged and days of demonstrations protesting his death faded out.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
Noun
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As for most of the tournament, Sinner’s first-serve percentage hovered around 50, and Auger-Aliassime took the initiative with flashing forehands and the bravery to go after his shots in baseline rallies.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Royals’ defense erased a potential rally in the fourth inning after Cameron surrendered a double to Rengifo and walked first baseman Oswald Peraza.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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The smaller Galaxy Tab S11 features an 11-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 2,560-by-1,600-pixel resolution, a refresh rate up to 120Hz, and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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The elaborate display of military strength came with a show of solidarity with a host of heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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One weekday morning in August, two members from Razer’s fledgling AI team huddle over their laptops in a live demo of new gaming software.—
John Kang,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Hearing what vision misses The demo vehicle, dubbed The Hearing Car, is packed with microphones and AI software that can recognize and classify sounds from the road.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Following the show's cancellation, Gosselaar landed several leading roles on series such as Pitch (2016), The Passage (2019), and Mixed-ish (2019–2021).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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